Gertrude Chandler Warner

A mysterious woman, a dog barking every night at midnight, and a puzzling note in the sand all add up to a mysterious summer in a lighthouse.

"The Boxcar Children are helping at a pizzeria, but it seems that someone is trying to shut it down. Can they find out who is causing trouble? Adapted from Gertrude Chandler Warner's story of the same name, this early reader allows children to start reading by themselves with a Boxcar Children classic."--Amazon.

The classic story of four orphaned siblings, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, who find an abandoned boxcar in the forest and decide to make it their home--

Grandpa Alden and the Alden children encounter danger, excitement, adventure, and mystery in a quiet island fishing village.

The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.

The Boxcar children investigate when ice cream and other items start disappearing from their favorite ice cream parlor.

The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.

Someone is trying to put Aunt Jane's motel out of business, but the Alden children aren't going to let that happen.

While visiting the Florida Keys, the Aldens encounter suspicious characters, strange incidents at night, and a plot to steal valuable coral.

At the same time that the Alden children's efforts to raise money for a new hospital wing are being sabotaged by nasty tricks, they find their attempts to befriend the new girl Beth frustrated by her strange behavior.